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 Apr 25, 2019
 #1
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This one is a little tricky, Cupcake   !!!!

 

Not really kosher, but since we assume that 1 - tan^2x  is not equal to 0, we can multiply both sides by 1 - tan^2x  and get that

 

2tanx  = 1 - tan^2 x      rearrange as

 

tan^2 x + 2 tanx  - 1  = 0       let   tan x  =  m     and we have that

 

m^2 + 2m - 1  = 0

 

m^2 + 2m  =  1      complete the square on m

 

m^2 + 2m + 1  = 1 + 1

 

(m + 1)^2  = 2         take both roots

 

m + 1  = ±√2

 

m = ±√2 - 1

 

So  

 

tan x  = √2 - 1.....take the arctan (√2 - 1)  = m =   22.5°  =  pi/8 + n*pi

 

And

 

tan x  =  - √2 - 1.....take the arctan  (-√2 - 1 )  = x  = -67.5°.....add 180 to this  = 112.5°  = [225/2]°  = (5/4)pi / 2  =

 

(5/8)pi + n * pi

 

 

cool cool cool

 Apr 26, 2019
edited by CPhill  Apr 26, 2019
 #2
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Thank you!! smiley

Cupcake  Apr 26, 2019
 #3
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 Trigonometric Identities:

 

\(\large\dfrac{2\tan(x)}{1-\tan^2(x)} = 1\)

 

\(\begin{array}{|rcll|} \hline && \mathbf{ \dfrac{2\tan(x)}{1-\tan^2(x)} } \\\\ &=& \dfrac{ \tan(x)+\tan(x)}{1-\tan(x)\tan(x)} \quad | \quad \boxed{ \text{Formula: } \tan(x+y) = \dfrac{\tan(x)+\tan(y)}{1-\tan(x)\tan(y)} } \\\\ &\mathbf{=}& \mathbf{\tan(2x)} \\ \hline \end{array}\)

 

\(\begin{array}{|rcll|} \hline \tan(2x) &=& 1 \\ 2x &=& \arctan(1) + n\pi,\ n \in \mathbb{Z} \quad | \quad \arctan(1) = \dfrac{\pi}{4} \\ 2x &=& \dfrac{\pi}{4} + n\pi \\ \mathbf{x} &\mathbf{=}& \mathbf{\dfrac{\pi}{8} + n\dfrac{\pi}{2}} \\ \hline \end{array}\)

 

\(\text{Split } \mathbf{\dfrac{\pi}{8} + n\dfrac{\pi}{2}}\text{ in two solutions:}\)

\(\begin{array}{|rcll|} \hline x & = & \dfrac{\pi}{8} + n\dfrac{\pi}{2} \\ x_1 &=& \dfrac{\pi}{8} + n\left(\dfrac{\pi}{2}+\dfrac{\pi}{2} \right) \\ \mathbf{x_1} &\mathbf{=}& \mathbf{\dfrac{\pi}{8} + n\pi} \\\\ x_2 &=& \dfrac{\pi}{8}+\dfrac{\pi}{2} + n\left(\dfrac{\pi}{2}+\dfrac{\pi}{2} \right) \\ \mathbf{x_2} &\mathbf{=}& \mathbf{\dfrac{5\pi}{8} + n\pi} \\ \hline \end{array}\)

 

laugh

 Apr 26, 2019
 #4
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Thank you! 

Cupcake  Apr 26, 2019

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